Cyber Security Technical Specialist
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD - 100% ONSITE
Secret clearance is required to start
Must be DoD 8570 IAM Level I certified: Security+ CE, CAP, and/or Cloud+
$100K
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support the system/application authorization and accreditation (A&A) effort, to include assessing and guiding the quality and completeness of A&A activities, tasks and resulting artifacts mandated by governing DoD and Army policies (i.e., Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Recommend policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data.
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.
- Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in organizations’ visions and goals.
- Conduct systems security evaluations, audits, and reviews.
- Recommend systems security contingency plans and disaster recovery procedures.
- Recommend and implement programs to ensure that systems, network, and data users are aware of, understand, and adhere to systems security policies and procedures.
- Participate in network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies.
- Assess security events to determine impact and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all IT services.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience cyber security and information assurance.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Must hold one of the following certifications in compliance with DoD 8570 IAM Level I: Security+ CE, CAP, and/or Cloud+.
- Experience in information security or network/system administration, and/or a closely related function, such as IT auditing, IT compliance, enterprise risk management, performing cybersecurity assessments and inspections, providing incident response, creating/updating/implementing cybersecurity-relevant policies and procedures, etc.
- Experience with DOD regulatory compliance and information security management frameworks, including NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, DoD RMF, etc.
- Experience in developing and interpreting cyber security plans, policies, and procedures (in areas to include but not limited to configuration management, contingency/disaster preparation, incident response, account management, access control, media control, etc.), providing incident response, reviewing security assessments and inspections and conducting risk management activities at the system level.
- Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.
